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uivrrnn STATES' PATENT oFFIoE."

DATUS C. SMITH, NEW YORK, N. Y.

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No. 815,754. v

Be it known that I, DATUs C. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Splicers and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to lwhich it appertains to make anduse the'same.

This invention relates to implements used by linemen, wire-fence builders, and others for splicing or joining adjacent ends of wires, for

coilmg wire stays around fence-strands, arid for similar purposes.

dormant wire, by which notches, shoulthe wire that is toV about the dormant wireas'the tool is carrled around the latter.

engaging convenient, and of great utilthe dormant wire, owing to the resistance of *the wire being coiled or wound thereon, requiring considerable` force Yto maintain the thehook.

strand or dormant wire seated in defect be- The object of my invention is to improve Ithe type of splicer above referred to by provvidingas a rlgid, integral, or unitary part of the tool means for eectively holding the dorlmant wire firmlyseated Vin the hook ofthei i shank. In another application for a similar invention, iiled concurrently herewith, Serial;

N o. 220 ,838 Ihave illustrated several splicers having movable stopsV for locking the wire within the hook, an excellent example of which is a splicer composed of two pivoted parts, one

of whichhas a hookfor engaging the wire, while the -other slips within the ho ok for lholding the wire therein; but in the present case the in-` -vention comprises a lsingle-piece implement 'whichis simple, Y

4pensive and fulfils the twofold end of pro.-

more convenient, and `less exviding suitable retaining means and preserv- 1mggsmgleness or integrality of structure, while other advantages also result from dif-r ferent specific adopted. Bythe words single and inte-- constructions or embodiments i gral I refer rather to This implemovements.

Patented March 20,1906.

a one-part implement or unltary structure in' contradistinction to two-part splicers, orV those having movable retaining devices, so that it is understood that the invention is not limited to a literal integral construction, since the retaining device or other parts may be formed separately and rigidly affixed, though an kintegral-piece implement is preferable for the obvious reasons of simplicity, strength, and economy.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, several implements embodying my invention are illustrated ,each of which will nexed hereto.

Figure 1 is'aperspective view of 'ment, and Fig. 2 another view of vthe same, showing it in operation, the two figures showing opposite sides of the implement. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective and edge views of another implement.-

one implebe described, whereupon :the c invention will be defined in the claims' an- There is a common type of splicer compris- 1 Ling a fiat shank having a return-bend or hook Vfor holding the is meant the wire .around which another is `to "be wound, and having lateral y ders, or projections at the side of the hook for,

be wound and Fig. 5 shows a splicer,-

similar to that of Figs. l and 2, used as a clamp. Fig. 6 shows still another form of implement.

The splicer shown in Figs. Il and 2 consists of a shank or handle having a flat part formed with a hook a, for grasping or holding ontol the dormant wire, with correlated notches, shoulders, or small coiling-hooks b formed in or on both parts ofthe hook at the samel side thereof for engaging the wire to be wound, and with a small hook c at the opposite side of the hook from the coiling-hooks b, adapted to S hold the dormant wire in its seat in the bend ofthe large main hook a. The hooks a and c open inopposite directions, and a space is left between them suiiicient to receive the dormant wire around which another is to be wound. Y

The implement can be ap lied to the wire only by holding it practicallly thereof, receiving the-wirebetween hooks a and c, and then turning the implementatl an longitudinally angle to the wire so as to seat the wire in both hooks.

I-Ience the tool cannot be disengaged from the wire except by the reverse of these The operation of splicing or joining is illustrated in Fig.

2. -The tool havingbeen properly applied to the wire m in the i manner stated, the end of the wire y which is to be coiledaround the wlre x is engaged by one of the shoulders or coiling-hooks4 b, `and the splicer is given asuitabler number of turns around the dormant wire to make the twist or coil. One or the other of the coiling-hooks b is used according to whether a right-hand or left-hand coil is to be made. The two wires which are being joined may be held in proper relation during the operation by hand or by any suitable means. For example, in the case of splicing the free ends of two wires an initial twist may be given by hand, or they may be overlapped and held by a clamp or pincers while their ends are coiled one around the other, or in to strands in fences the strands are naturally held taut and the stay may be held properly by the operator`s hand. The resistance of the wire which is being wound forces the dormant wire against its seat in the bend of the hook a at the side of the hook next the shoulders b, while at the other side the wire is held in place by the hook c. A great advantage of this implement, in addition to those primarily stated, is that the dormant wire cannot be disengaged except by Slipping the tool along on the wire away from the coil, then turning it to a position substantially parallel with the wire or longitudinally thereof, so as to permit the latter to` pass out through the space between the hooks a and c.

The splieer shown in Figs. 3' and 4 comprises a shank having a hook d, which flares or enlarges from one end or side of the tool to the other. At the side of the tool next the smaller end of the hook are the shoulders, notches, or proj ections' e for engaging and coiling the wire to be wound in either direction, these notches or shoulders being formed in both members of the return-bend though, of course, this is not essential. At the larger end recesses f are formed in opposite inner faces` of the hook d by the shoulders g, which merge intoy the inner walls of the hook toward its smaller end. ln operation the dormant wire is seated in the hook d, and the wire to be wound is engaged by one of the notches or shoulders e. As soon as the resistance of the wire to be wound acts against the said shoulder or projection e the dormant wire is thrown into one or the other of the recesses f, where it is held during the joining operation.

My improved splicer may serve well as a clamp to hold the two wires from Aturning while one wire is being coiled around the other. This use of the implement is illustrated in Fig. 5, wherein the device shown is similar to that of Figs. 1 and 2. In this case both the hooks a and c are narrow enough to admit but one wire, but deep enough to hold two wires, one resting on the other, and the space between a and c is wide enough to admit the two wires together. When the implement is applied to the two wires by passing them through the space between hooks d and c and then turning the implement to lodge the wires in both hooks, as already explained with reference to Figs. l and 2, the

the case of attaching stayssiam wires are held irmly in position. Thus the two wires may be held with one implement, while one wire is coiled around the other with another implement. ln fencework of course the use of a clamp or holder is not necessary.

ln Fig. 6 a splicer is shown comprising a shank having a hook h for holding or seating the dormant wire therein, with coiling-hooks i at oneside, as in Figs. 1 and 2, and with a plain projection or shoulder j at the other side overlying the short member of the hook of the shank. The dormant wire is seated in the hook h by passing it under the )rejection j or between h and j, and this shoul er or stop prevents the dormant wire from leaving the hook h.

Obviously the invention may be embodied in various other constructions.

In this specification the word shank is used irres ective of any particular form of handle or older and denotes the body portion of the tool which carries the acting parts comprising the return-bend or hook and associated features.

l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A wire-splicer comprising a shank having a return-bend or hook for holdingl or grasping the dormant wire, a lateral shoiilder at one side thereof for engagingl the wire to be wound, and a rigid seat or abutment for the dormant wire at its side opposite said shoulder adapted to hold said wire seated in the bend of the hook during a joining operation.

2. A wire-splicer comprisinga shank having a return-bend or hook for holding or grasping the dormant wire, a shoulder at one side of said bend for engaging the wire to be wound,4 and a hook at the opposite side of said bend separated from the main hook or bend and opening in a reverse direction, whereby the tool canbe applied to the dormant wire by holding it longitudinally of said wire, receiving4 the wire between the hooks, then turning the tool to seat the wire in both hooks.

3. Atool for use in splicing or joining wires, the same comprising a shan-k having oppositely-opening hooks side by side and extending in reverse directions, said hooks being of suitable depth and width and separated by a suitable space to admit and hold a plurality of wires one upon another and thus serve as a clamp.

4. A wire-splicer comprising a shank having a hook for holding or seating the dormant wire therein, means at one side of said hook for engaging and coiling the wire to be wound, and a rigid non-movable stopA for preventing the dormant wire from leaving-the hook.

5. A wire-splicer comprising a shank having a hook for holding the dormant wire, 'a coiling device at one side of said hook for engaging the wire to be wound, and a stop. or

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seat for the dormant Wire at the opposite side of said hook and separated therefrom and 0pposed to the seat in the bend ofthe hook.

6. A Wire-splicer comprising a shank having a hook for holding orgrasping the dormant Wire, a coiling shoulder or device at one side of the hook, and a rigid seat for the dormant Wire opposed to the seat in the bend of the hook.

7. A-wire-s licer comprising a shank havend or hook for grasping th'e a coiling shoulder or device at one side of said hook, .and a'secondary hook at the opposite side opposed to the main hook.

Wire-splicer comprising a shank of flat metal formed with a return-bend or hook for grasping the dormant Wire, one or both members'of said hook having at one side thereof a coiling shoulder or notch for engaging'the Wire to be Wound, and said shank having at the oppositeside of said hook an opposed secondary hook separated from the main hook and extending in a reverse direction.

9. A Wire-splicer comprising in an integral implement a shank having a return-bend or hook for 'holding the dormant Wire, a lateral coilin device Woun and means for holding the dormant Wire irmly seated in the bend of the hook.

10. AWire-splicer comprisinga handle having a hook or bend for holding or grasping the dormant Wire; and means preventing direct seating of said Wire thereinand providing a passage whereby the Wire can be seated only by applying the implement thereto at an angle to its correct Working position, With the hook or bend arranged longitudinally of said Wire, and then turnin the implement to Workin position to seat said Wire in the hook or ben ;4 and'having a coiling device for engaging and coiling the Wire to be Wound.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

Witnesses:

J P. DUNNING, W. H. ROBERTSON for engaging the Wire to be DATUs c. SMITH. 

